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Mental Health Awareness Week: Everything you need to know

by Rosie Slater | May 5, 2023 | News, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Mental Health Awareness Week is happening from 15th to 21st May. Run every year by the Mental Health Foundation, the week highlights the importance of talking about mental health. It aims to reduce stigma and provide people with opportunities to get help. Here’s...

PCS Union Strikes today amid ‘ideological war’ with the Government

by Daniel Platts | Apr 28, 2023 | News, Politics, Top stories

The PCS Trade Union are striking today up and down the country as they continue to press the Government for change. Outside St Paul’s this morning (credit: twitter – @pcs_union) The Public and Commercial Services Union is the sixth biggest trade union in...

Extinction Rebellion Sheffield begins their banner making for ‘UK’s biggest protest’

by Daisy Kimpton | Mar 31, 2023 | Community, Environment, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Extinction Rebellion Sheffield (XR) have started preparing for their venture to London for ‘The Big One’ protest.They hope that this will be the biggest climate protest ever in the UK.Their main demands are for the government to “Tell the truth, Act now and...

Charities show gratitude for money raised from Sheffield Half Marathon

by admin | Mar 31, 2023 | Charity, Community, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Millions of pounds were raised for charity during the Sheffield Half Marathon last Sunday. The run started in the city centre by the Town Hall and went as far as the top hills in the Peak District. Sheffield based charities told ShefNews that the money raised by...

Anti-Clean Air Zone protesters say ‘taxing the working man will not solve anything’

by admin | Mar 31, 2023 | Community, Environment, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

A protest against Sheffield’s new Clean Air Zone was held last Saturday. The Sheffield Clean Air Zone (CAZ) launched on the 27 February 2023, with an aim to reduce harmful emissions in the city. There is a daily fee, if your vehicle does not meet the minimum...

Sheffield ranked 13th worst in the UK for train services, research finds

by Shakthi Thyagarajan | Mar 24, 2023 | News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Delays and cancellations of train journeys have seen a rise pre-existing a labour shortage that worsened after the cost of living crisis and pandemic, with the hardest hit regions being in the north and midlands.  Sheffield, along with Huddersfield and York, has...
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